At Highwood's Left Bank Parisian Flea Market
Something trés fantastique is happening in Highwood – a “Parisian style” flea market along Highwood’s “Left Bank,” that is, on Bank St. just east of the railroad tracks. We visited on Saturday afternoon and found antiques, stuffed ducklings, chandeliers, garden furniture, baseball cards, unbelievable fresh sweet corn, lamp shades, even a Virgin Mary statue for your shrine, should you have one.
There were lovely, unusual purple clay pots imported from Yixing China and sold by Mary Seyfarth (an accomplished Highland Park artist known for her feet sculptures) and clever totes, scarves, and cell phone pouches fashioned from neckties by Brooke Costello of Tongue Tied. The Tree Spirit brought their handcrafted log tables and Valentino Daielli brought over some beautiful pieces from his Art & Antique Restoration service (1546 Old Skokie Road, in the rear, Highland Park).
Evelyn Daitchman working on a creation at the Parisian Flea Market
Evelyn Daitchman, “stylist and imagineer,” was there with her vintage, costume (from the Lyric Opera! How cool is that?) and reconstructed clothing. And we wandered into Anna’s Mostly Mahogany Warehouse and Marketplace down the street at 531 Bank Lane – a huge place sparkling with crystal chandeliers and chock full of quality antique treasures.
These are just a sampling of the vendors there – you just never know who or what you’ll find at the Left Bank Parisian Flea Market. Next market days are Saturday and Sunday, September 19 & 20 from 10am to 5pm. Click here for a map.
Snaps from the Highwood Left Bank Parisian Flea Market – You can see more photos at http://www.flickr.com/photos/agelessnorthshore/
This looks frickin awesome! I mean, tres awesome.
What a great idea! We’ll be at the next one. Thanks for letting us know about this.
Hey it was a really good time…parking was easy and there was enough to do and look at. The next one will be Sept 19-20. There was a misprint in the article….
Thanks, Paula, we corrected the post and it’s on our calendar. We really loved the flea market & I hope it’s a big success.
we always put garden furnitures made of hardwood in our backyard garden..-;
had a fantastic time . great finds !!! is thre going to be one in august. thank you
garden furnitures are really needed for that improved ambiance,*-
the garden furnitures that we have ordered are made from bamboo and pine wood, they look very elegant.”
what we have on garden furnitures are bamboo chairs and rattan based tables,’,
oak wood seems to be the best thing to use on garden furnitures but hardwood is always the best :~~